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PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Lago – área geral
244 species and 96,446 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April and September–October, with up to 157 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GadwallMareca strepera
Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
House SparrowPasser domesticusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Ludo – Área Geral1 km196 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Salgados do Fialho10 km201 species
- Parque Ambiental de Vilamoura14 km228 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Salinas de Olhão14 km172 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta de Marim17 km222 species
- Lagoa dos Salgados29 km265 species
All 244 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Great Tit Parus major
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Lago – área geral?
March–April and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 157 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Lago – área geral?
244 species, from 96,446 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Lago – área geral in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Coot, Little Grebe, Northern Shoveler, Mallard and Little Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.